CM/Spotlight: Infection Control What’s Your Microfiber Program? Outsourced microfiber rental programs enhance infection control efforts and reduce costs. By: Gary Pagenkopf B Gary Pagenkopf is director of health care with Cintas Corporation. Cintas pro-vides comprehensive microfiber services for health care facilities. For more information on how a managed microfiber pro-gram can reduce your time and costs, go to www.cintashealthcare.com or call 1-800-CINTAS1. By now, almost everyone has heard that microfiber is excellent for cleaning. As a result, many health care facilities are using it to clean and disinfect hard surfaces. In addition to its superior cleaning ability, microfiber has other advantages such as enhanc-ing worker productivity, reducing chemical and water use and limiting overall cleaning costs. However, many of these advantages can come at a cost. Environmental service (EVS) directors, whose budgets absorb the upfront inventory cost of microfiber, can also experience additional expenses to maintain their investment. Replacement costs and training, not to mention the management of a microfiber program, require an extensive amount of time and resources. Conducting regular inventory counts, negotiat-ing with vendors and ensuring the microfiber is properly used and maintained all takes valuable time out of an EVS director’s day. To experience the benefits of using microfiber without many of these costs, more EVS directors are exploring outsourced programs. Visit www.cmmonline.com and type in search keyword: Infection Control . For more information on related products, visit www.cmmonline.com , select SUPPLIER SEARCH from the main navigation bar, and enter keyword: Microfiber . With an outsourced microfiber program, the proper amount of clean microfiber cloths and mops are always at staff's disposal. 24 CM/Cleaning & Maintenance Management ® • January 2011 Image courtesy of Cintas Corporation for more info
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